Shell resizing and decapping machine



No. 751,895. PATENTED FEB. 9, 1904.

E. E. BLASOHKE, JR. SHELL RESIZING AND DEGAPPING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 11 1903.

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UNITED STATES Patented February 9, 1904.

EDWARD E. BLASOHKE, JR, OF CLIFTON, WISCONSIN.

SHELL RESIZING AND DECAPPING MACHINE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 7 51,895, dated February 9, 1904.

Application filed August 11, 1903- To all whom, it may concern.-

Be it known that I, EDWARD E. BLASCHKE, J12, a citizen of the United States, residing at Clifton, in the county of Monroe, State of Wisconsin, have invented certain new and use ful Improvements in Shell Resizing and Decapping Machines; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to reloading-tools, and more particularly to devices for resizing and decapping the used shell; and it has for its object to provide a device of this nature by means of which a shell may be resized to conform to the bore of a gun, and when this is done the shell may be decapped and removed from the device with a single operation.

In the drawings, forming a portion of this specification, in which like numerals of reference indicate similar parts in the several views, Figure 1 is a top plan view of the complete device shown during the operation of inserting a shell. Fig. 2 is a view similar to Fig. 1, showing the device during the decapping operation. Fig. 3 is a longitudinal section through the shell-cylinder and the plungerguides. Fig. 4 is a section through the shellcylinder, showing the device in the act of decapping the shell.

Referring now to the drawings, the present invention comprises a casting 5, which is secured to a base of wood or other suitable material by means of screws, as shown. The casting 5 consists of an elongated plate 5', which is substantially rectangular in form and which has upon its upper face at either end thereof pairs of lugs 7 and 8, which are parallel and which are provided with alining perforations 7 and 8 for the reception of plungers 10 and 11. The plate 5 also carries upon its upper face, between the inner members of the pairs of lugs 7 and 8, a cylinder 9, which has a central opening 9 therethrough in alinement with the openings 7 and 8 and which is slightly larger than these openings. The opening 9, just referred to, is adapted to receive a die 9, which is of a size equal to the bore of the gun in which the reloaded shells are to be Serial No. 169,114. (No model.)

used, and it will be understood that differentsized dies may be used.

From one edge of the plate 5 there extends laterally therefrom asupport 12, havinga perforation 12 therein for the reception of a pivot pin 13. Two levers 1 1 are provided which have perforations 1 1 at their ends and are of a length somewhat greater than half that of the plate 5. These levers are disposed with their perforations in one end upon the pivotpin 13, the remaining perforations being connected by means of pivot-pins 15 with handlevers 16. The levers 16 lie in a plane with the plungers 10 and 11 and are provided with spaced lugs 17 which have alining perforations therethrough. If it is so desired, the levers let may be each formed of two flatmembers, one of which is disposed on either side of the support 12 and the hand-levers 16, this arrangement insuring greater strength and durability.

The outer ends of the plungers 10 and 11 are flattened and perforated and are engaged between the spaced lugs 17 of the handle 16 with their perforation lying in alinement with those of the lugs, and disposed within the alining perforations are pivoted pins 18. The plunger 11 is somewhat longer than the plunger 10 and has projecting from the center of its inner end a pin 19, which is of such a size that it will readily enter the cap-socket of a shell. Both the pungers 10 and 11 are provided with transverse perforations therethrough for the reception of cotter-pins 10' to prevent the disengagement of the plungers from the perforations of the lugs 7 and 8.

In the operation of the device, a shell which has been used and for this reason is expanded beyond its normal circumference, is inserted in one end of the die 9 and lies with its metal portion opposite the inner end of the plunger 10. The hand-lever 16, to which this plunger is attached, is now operated to move the plunger to bear with its end upon the shell and is further moved to force the shell within the die 9 of the cylinder 9. This forcing of the shell into the die compresses the material of which the shell is composed and reduces the circumference of the shell to its orignal dimension, which is that of the circumference of the die 9. The hand-lever and plunger 10 are then returned to their original positions. In decapping the shell and removing the same from the cylinder 9 the plunger 11 is caused to enter the die 9 by the operation of the hand-lever 16 to which this plunger is attached, and by the reason of the difference between the circumference of the plunger 11 and the opening 9' the plunger will enter the shell also, and the pin 19 will be caused to enter the capsocket of the shell. Furthermore, movement of the hand-lever will now bring pressure to bear against the cap of the shell and which will cause the latter to leave its socket, and if the pressure be continued the shell itself will be forced out from the die 9. It will of course be understood that the tightness with which the shell is wedged into the cylinder will prevent its becoming disengaged before the cap is removed.

In practice modifications of the specific construction shown may be made,and any suitable materials and proportions may be used for the various parts without departing from the spirit of the invention.

What is claimed is 1. A shell resizing and decapping tool comprising a base, a member mounted upon the base and having a cylindrical passage therethrough, said passage being reduced at one of its ends, a resizing-die removably disposed within the passage, guides mounted upon the base at either end of the member, plungers slidably mounted within the guides, one of said plungers being adapted to enter the cylindrical passage at its reduced end and carrying a decapping-pin, the remaining plunger being adapted to force a shell into the resizing-die, links pivoted at one end to the base and having hand-levers pivoted to their free ends, said hand-levers being also pivotally connected with the plungers to move them in the guides, the first-named plunger being adapted to remove a cap from a shell and force the shell from the resizing-die.

2. A device of the class described, comprising a base, a hollow cylinder mounted upon the base, a resizing-die within the cylinder, guides disposed at either side of the cylinder, plungers disposed within the guides, one of said plungers being provided with decapping mechanism, means for operating one of the plungers to force a shell within the die, and means for. operating the other plunger to remove the cap from the shell and to force the shell from the cylinder.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

EDWARD E. BLASCHKE, JR.

Witnesses:

ALBERT L. FROHMADER, ALVIN GRAF. 

